An ‘obsessive and predatory’ former Esher resident has been jailed for eight years and ordered to serve a further six years on licence for a series of sexual offences.

Nicholas Wright, 49, of Ferry Lane in Guildford , was given the 14-year extended sentence after being found guilty of five counts of intentionally touching girls in a sexual way.

Judge Noel Lucas QC, addressing Wright at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday August 6 , said the offender will serve two-thirds of his prison sentence and, due to a ‘high risk of harm to children’, remain on licence for the remainder of the 14-year term.

A jury unanimously found Wright guilty of all five sexual offences on July 20 after a week-long trial – he had denied all the charges.

In February 2014 Wright was jailed for 18 months after he admitted trespassing with intent to commit a sexual offence and voyeurism, crimes he committed while living in Esher.

Judge Lucas referenced these offences while delivering the sentence.

He said: “It’s clear to me that your behaviour on each occasion was obsessive, planned and completely predatory.

“In my judgement you targeted persons who were entirely vulnerable.”

In July 2013 Wright broke into a woman’s home and recorded her while she slept, Judge Lucas told the court, taking images of her to store on his computer.

At this point proceedings in court five were held up due to a commotion in the holding cell. Judge Lucas paused while officers dealt with the matter.

“Your actions on each occasion were predatory on someone vulnerable,” Judge Lucas continued.

“It is clear from the assessment that you are someone who presents a high risk of harm to children, both pre and post pubescent, and adult females.

"Having sat through your trial, I think you are somebody who poses a high risk of causing serious harm to the public.”